50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #6

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 9^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Region 16 (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Oakland County (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Catholic League (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• Region 18 1600/3200m Champion
• 2^nd Place – Oakland County 1600m
• 2x All-State (Track)



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:11.2	Cranbrook-Kingswood	188.6	Soter-Crane	21-Sep
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:17.6	Cranbrook-Kingswood	184.8	CHSL All Division	28-Sep
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:15.6	Cranbrook-Kingswood	201.1	Oakland County	8-Oct
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:09.0	Cranbrook-Kingswood	193.7	Stan Ford	14-Oct
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:34.0	Cranbrook-Kingswood	198.0	CHSL Championship	22-Oct
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	15:58.2	Cranbrook-Kingswood	201.6	Region 16	29-Oct
11	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:01.8	Cranbrook-Kingswood	200.4	Division 2 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	14:13.4	Cranbrook-Kingswood	168.9	Golden Grizzly	3-Sep
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	18:02.6	Cranbrook-Kingswood	177.8	CHSL AA 1	14-Sep
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:30.9	Cranbrook-Kingswood	176.4	Holly	18-Sep
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:08.9	Cranbrook-Kingswood	172.7	CHSL ALL	30-Sep
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:16.2	Cranbrook-Kingswood	176.6	Coaching Legends	2-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:37.4	Cranbrook-Kingswood	180.2	Oakland County	9-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:11.0	Cranbrook-Kingswood	170.7	Soter Crane	12-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:17.2	Cranbrook-Kingswood	186.6	Oxford	15-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	17:41.4	Cranbrook-Kingswood	175.2	CHSL AB	23-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	18:42.8	Cranbrook-Kingswood	179.7	Region 16	30-Oct
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:56.3	Cranbrook-Kingswood	178.6	Division 2 State	6-Nov
10	Solomon Kwartowitz	16:56.7	Cranbrook-Kingswood	180.1	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Solomon Kwartowitz		Cranbrook-Kingswood	123.5	AAGR/Cranbrook	29-Sep
9	Solomon Kwartowitz		Cranbrook-Kingswood	154.7	CHSL Bishop	17-Oct
9	Solomon Kwartowitz		Cranbrook-Kingswood	146.4	Pre-Region 32	22-Oct
9	Solomon Kwartowitz		Cranbrook-Kingswood	158.3	Region 16	31-Oct

The Rundown

From Oakland County to State, then back again from Oakland County to State, Solomon is a kid that has excelled during the championship portion of the year. There have been doubts, there have been injuries, and there’s been a ton of improvement.

During 2020-2021, Solomon’s initial foray into high school running, he was a freshman who stayed above 18:00, 5:00, and 11:00. Solid times, but nothing that would predict the sophomore and junior years that he’s experienced. Cranbrook, along with many schools in the region, tends to run tougher courses, so his times are a bit muted, but the ratings suggest a sophomore season full of sub-17 efforts, confirmed by his times at MITCA and D2 State. More than a minute improvement, setting the stage for the real transformation during track, where he took his 1600m from 5:05 to 4:24 and 3200m from 10:57 to 9:22

Plagued by injury issues, he had a late start to his junior year, opening in mid-September. Three weeks before the County meet, hardly much prep for a competitive finish. Well, for mere mortals, that is. As others burned themselves out before the double hill, Solomon patiently traversed the Possum Hollow course en route to a 3^rd place finish. And that just kicked off the championship portion full of the top finishes mentioned above: Catholic League, Region 16, all before ending upon the 9^th spot at State. Track saw more of the same: blasting a 9-flat, placing high at County and State. All those championships are available to be won this year, there will be tough competition, but I know he’s game for it.